Question

Read the excerpt from "American History. "

On the day that President Kennedy was shot, my ninth grade class had been out in the fenced playground of Public School Number 13. We had been given "free" exercise time and had been ordered by our P. E. Teacher, Mr. DePalma, to "keep moving. " That meant that the girls should jump rope and the boys toss basketballs through a hoop at the far end of the yard. He in the meantime would "keep an eye" on us from just inside the building. Which detail most clearly shows the location of the setting in this part of the story?


"On the day that President Kennedy was shot"

"in the fenced playground of Public School Number 13"

"our P. E. Teacher, Mr. DePalma"

"the boys toss basketballs through a hoop"

Answer 1

The detail that most clearly shows the location of the setting in this part of the story is "in the fenced playground of Public School Number 13." This detail provides a specific location for where the events of the story are taking place, which is important for setting the scene and helping the reader visualize the events as they unfold. The other details are important for understanding the context of the story, but they do not provide as clear of a sense of location as the detail about the playground.